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WorksheetsWMS Chapter 15
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 3600secs
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Class
Date
1.
1. What might interest geographers the most about Buddhism?
a)
a. how it moved from India to Japan
b)
b. its influence on Japanese art
c)
c. its similarity to Confucianism
d)
d. how Buddhism was practiced
2.
What ritual is key to Zen Buddhism?
a)
a. prayer
b)
b. meditation
c)
c. fasting
d)
d.
recitation
3.
What was the emperor’s role in feudal Japan?
a)
a. a strong ruler
b)
b. an appointed official
c)
c. a figurehead
d)
d. a religious symbol
4.
What characterized Korea before the Silla kingdom unified it?
a)
a. expansion
b)
b. isolation
c)
c. peace
d)
d. war
5.
Which country had the strongest cultural influence on the Khmer?
a)
a. China
b)
b. India
c)
c. Japan
d)
d. Nam Viet
6.
What helped the Khmer Empire prosper?
a)
a. the cultivation of tea.
b)
b. successful rice cultivation
c)
c. the manufacture of silk
d)
d. weapon-making techniques
7.
Why did the Mughal rulers turn against the Sikhs?
a)
a. The Sikhs were a warlike group.
b)
b. The Sikhs disagreed with Akbar's policies of tolerance.
c)
c. The Sikhs protected Khusrau, Jahangir's rebellious son.
d)
d. The Sikhs were responsible for Humayan's death.
8.
The Shinto religion is based on
a)
a. respect for new ideas.
b)
b. many gods.
c)
c. respect for nature and ancestors.
d)
d. suffering.
9.
Prince Shotoku’s attitude toward China was one of
a)
a. fear.
b)
b. anger.
c)
c. admiration.
d)
d. disrespect.
10.
The Tale of Genji was an important development in Japanese literature because it was a
a)
a. famous Japanese legend.
b)
b. play in several acts.
c)
c. realistic story focused on one character.
d)
d. realistic story focused on modern culture.
11.
Noh plays were based on .
a)
a. history
b)
b. legends.
c)
c. literature.
d)
d. poetry.
12.
The themes of kabuki plays often dealt with
a)
a. common people..
b)
b. merchants
c)
c. scholars.
d)
d. wealthy people.
13.
What separates Korea from its northern neighbor, China?
a)
a. Chang Jiang and Huang He
b)
b. Gobi Desert
c)
c. Manchurian Plain
d)
d. Yalu and Tumen rivers
14.
What kingdom arose after the Silla kingdom collapsed?
a)
a. Yi
b)
b. Choson
c)
c. Koryo
d)
d. Nam Viet
15.
When did the Yi family take control of Korea and establish the Choson Dynasty?
a)
a. 935
b)
b. 1231
c)
c. 1392
d)
d. 1592
16.
Which was the most powerful and longest-lasting kingdom on mainland Southeast Asia?
a)
a. Choson Dynasty
b)
b. Khmer Empire
c)
c. Koryo kingdom
d)
d. Nam Viet
17.
What country, other than China, influenced Khmer culture?
a)
a. India
b)
b. Japan
c)
c. Korea
d)
d. Vietnam
18.
What crop led to the success of the Khmer Empire?
a)
a. rice
b)
b. silk
c)
c. soybeans
d)
d. wheat
19.
Which best describes Akbar's attitude toward non-Muslims?
a)
a. anger
b)
b. disprespect
c)
c. fear
d)
d. tolerance
20.
What was the name of Akbar's new capital city?
a)
a. Agra
b)
b. Delhi
c)
c. Fatehpur Sikri
d)
d. Madras
21.
What language did the common people of the Mughal Empire speak?
a)
a. Arabic
b)
b. Hindi
c)
c. Indian
d)
d. Persian
22.
Why did Shah Jahan build the Taj Mahal?
a)
a. as a palace for his wife, Mumtaz Mahal
b)
b. as a tomb for his wife, Mumtaz Mahal
c)
c. to honor the common people of the Mughal Empire
d)
d. to match the accomplishments of his father
23.
Who founded the Ottoman Empire?
a)
a. the janissaries
b)
b. the Mongols
c)
c. Osman
d)
d. Suleyman I
24.
Which of the following is the best definition of the term divan?
a)
a. an imperial council
b)
b. a military leader
c)
c. a religious authority
d)
d. the sultan’s main adviser
25.
What was one accomplishment of Suleyman I?
a)
a. He founded the Ottoman Empire.
b)
b. He organized laws into a legal code.
c)
c. He conquered Constantinople.
d)
d. He developed a system of slave soldiers.
26.
Who earned the title “the Magnificent”?
a)
a. the divan
b)
b. the janisarries
c)
c. Osman
d)
d. Suleyman I
27.
By what name did people who lived under Suleyman I's rule call him?
a)
a. “the Brave”
b)
b. “the Goodhearted”
c)
c. “the Great”
d)
d. “the Lawgiver”
28.
What were the janissaries?
a)
a. an elite fighting force
b)
b. the sultan’s council of advisers
c)
c. communities of non-Muslims
d)
d. a series of legal codes
29.
Who made up the janissaries?
a)
a. Christians and Jews
b)
b. foreign traders
c)
c. slaves from conquered peoples
d)
d. sons of noble families
30.
Which describes the rights of women under Ottoman rule?
a)
a. They could become sultan.
b)
b. They could own property.
c)
c. They could not file for divorce.
d)
d. They could not work outside the home.
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